BFi OPTiLAS, pan-European partner of Ophir, is proud to announce 2 new products and capabilities.

The Quasar App connects to Ophir's Quasar device via Bluetooth. Once connected, the App displays power readings from the laser measurement sensor that is connected to the Quasar device within a range of 10 meters. With the Quasar App, users can select the wavelength and then just watch the data come in and be displayed on your Android phone.

BFi OPTiLAS also introduces the StarLink Series of laser measurement sensors. StarLink is a collection of the most popular power/energy sensors bundled with Juno, a USB-based PC interface, and StarLab laser measurement software. Together, the Ophir sensor, Juno USB interface, and StarLab software form a meterless laser measurement system that is flexible, portable, and affordable.
The StarLink Series includes the most popular of Ophir's high performance laser sensors, from the high damage threshold Pyro-C, to the high sensitivity, multifunction power/energy/position sensor, BeamTrack 3A-QUAD. The StarLink Series, containing the Juno, provides superior performance, including the ability to measure down to picowatts with photodiode sensors, and 10KHz repetition rates with pyroelectric sensors.

BFi OPTiLAS Extends Its Machine Vision Solutions with ProPhotonix InViso™ Micro

BFi OPTiLAS, European partner of ProPhotonix Ltd, is pleased to announce the launch of InViso™ Micro, an extension to its highly successful InViso laser diode module product line.

InViso combines a flat form factor with a "no tools required" external focus to produce an extremely uniform laser line. Its unique form factor provides instant alignment and expedites integration while ensuring a high-degree of repeatability.

InViso Micro incorporates all the existing InViso features while delivering fine line widths down to 16 µm at 120 mm working distance. Both InViso models are available in a range of wavelengths and power levels up to 100mW.

BFi OPTiLAS, pan-European partner of Precision Photonics Corporation (PPC), is pleased to announce the availability of its ultra-low absorption line of thin film coatings.
Enabled by advanced in-house metrology and expertise in ion beam sputtered (IBS) deposition, we are able to routinely deliver anti-reflection (AR) coatings with losses less than 0.5ppm, and high-reflection (HR) coatings with losses less than 2ppm.

This unique capability is based on photothermal common path interferometry, and when combined with proprietary calibration methods, results in measurement sensitivity of less than 0.1ppm for optical materials like fused silica.
Measurement services to customers wishing to measure absorption in their own coatings or substrates is also available including two dimensional mapping of surfaces.
The combination of extreme durability, high reliability, precision spectral control, and high laser damage threshold makes ion beam sputtering the coating method of choice for high power laser applications and low loss optics. Those unique performance should be of major interest to customers using these optics in ‘world leading’ 10kW class laser systems.

BeamTrack is a unique series of thermal detectors that combine multiple functions in one device: power, energy, beam position, and beam size. The sensors also provide information on centering and beam wander, all in a compact unit that is the same size as single function detectors of the same power level.

BeamTrack sensors are the only laser detectors able to measure power, position, size (PPS), energy, centering, and wander in a single device. Sensors are available with a range of aperture sizes, from small 12mm to large 50mm. The detectors use broadband or P-type absorbers and measure a broad spectral range –150nm to 20µm.

BeamTrack sensors operate with Ophir's Nova II and Vega smart displays, and Juno PC interface. Each display features a "Smart Connector" interface that automatically configures and calibrates the display when plugged into one of the company’s measurement heads.

The Prism Awards, introduced for the first time in 2008, recognise the best in innovative technology within the multi-billion dollar business of optics and photonics. A distinguished panel of independent judges acknowledged as experts in their respective fields selected the winners from more than 80 entries.

EKSPLA won the award for its new NT200 series tunable wavelength laser, offering hands free wavelength tuning from 210 nm to 2600 nm at 1 kHz repetition rate.

“These winning inventions demonstrate the remarkable creativity of the photonics community, the restless inventive energy that is what SPIE is all about,” said SPIE CEO Eugene Arthurs. ”I expect that many of these or their derivatives will be successful new products — the lifeblood of any company. They will help customers be more effective and so be a part of the great photonics enterprise that has already contributed so much to enhance our lives and that will play an increasingly important role in a sustainable future.”

“The successful launch of the Photonics Prism Awards demonstrates how committed we are to the future of photonics technology and its impact on the planet for years to come,” said Thomas Laurin, vice president of Photonics Media. “Response to the awards in the first year was very strong, and the products and processes submitted for review are world-class. They reflect both the leadership and expertise of the organizations in this field.”

BFi OPTiLAS, partner of Ekspla in France, Ireland, Italy, Nordics and UK, is proud to introduce a new generation of Diode Pumped Short Pulse lasers. The Atlantic picosecond laser delivers 16 W of average power at 1064 nm, with high pulse energy (up to 160 μJ), high beam quality (M² < 1.5) and a very high repetition rate (up to 500 kHz) of typically 10ps pulses. Optional harmonics are available at 532 nm and 355 nm. The system is sealed to provide long-term stable operation in manufacturing environments and has been designed for hands free, PC controlled operation. Its integrates a built-in self-diagnostics system and advanced status reporting. Atlantic has been designed as a low-maintenance-costs solution and is an ideal tool for a number of micromachining applications

BFi OPTiLAS, pan-European partner of Precision Photonics Corporation (PPC), is proud to announce a new line of super broadband, high energy polarizers for visible to near-infrared applications. Like our selection of laser-line polarizing beamsplitter cubes and beam combiners, these components utilize PPC’s advanced ion-beam-sputtering (IBS) coatings and Telcordia-qualified CADB® epoxy-free bonding technique to provide unique, low-loss optical components that are thermally stable and suitable for high power Nd:YAG and fiber laser applications where fluences are greater than 500 mJ/cm2 and calcite or cemented cube polarizers cannot be used. This super broadband polarizer maintains a > 500:1 extinction ratio throughout the entire Visible to Near-Infrared (400-1100nm) without sacrificing overall transmission (Tp > 92%) or damage threshold (> 10J/cm2!). These fused silica beam splitters are available with a standard ½” x ½” input face, and custom prism polarizer assemblies will be available in sizes from 1mm to > 25mm.

BFi OPTiLAS, Pan-European partner of Ophir laser measurement group, is glad to introduce the 3A-P-THz Power/Energy Sensor. The 3A-P-THz is designed to measure THz light sources from very low power to very high power, up to 3W, 30x the power levels of competing products.

In addition, it is the only power/energy sensor on the market that is traceable to standard laboratory calibration (it been calibrated to read THz radiation at the PTB national metrology institute in Germany).

It measures short pulse or CW lasers in the 0.1 to 10THz wavelength range. The sensor's p-type absorber provides a larger aperture and flatter spectral response than most similar devices, maximizing performance across the entire spectral range.
Optical power can be measured from 60µW to 3W, and energy from 20µJ to 2J.

The 3A-P-THz is less expensive than traditional systems and is compatible with all Ophir meters and PC interfaces, including the Orion PE, Nova, Nova II, Vega, LaserStar, USBI, Pulsar, and Quasar. Each display features a "Smart Connector" interface that automatically configures and calibrates the display when plugged into one of the company's measurement heads.

BFi OPTiLAS, Pan-European partner of Trek, is launching a new high power amplifier. The Model 2100HF is a high-frequency, high speed, wide bandwidth amplifier for high power applications and provides precise control of output voltages in the range of 0 to ±150 V DC or peak AC with an output current range of 0 to ±300 mA.

The Model 2100HF incorporates an all-solid-state design for high reliability and low-noise operation, thus achieving accurate output response and high slew rates, even into highly capacitive loads. Full power frequency response of the amplifier is essentially flat up to 2 MHz. No overshoot or instability of the waveform occurs due to the amplifier's unique dual feedback feature.

"DC to greater than" bandwidth capabilities for the ±150 volt range include large signal bandwidth of 2.6 MHz. (-3 dB) and a small signal bandwidth greater than 3 MHz (-3 dB).

Industrial applications include the use with MEMS devices, electro-optic modulators, ion beam control, ultrasonics, dielectric material characterization, piezo electric driving and control.